PFAM Player of the Month (Malaysia Premier League)

The PFAM Player of the Month (Malaysia Premier League) is an association football award that recognises the best Malaysian League player that played in the Malaysia Premier League each month of the season.

The player nominated in the month will be selected by a panel comprising representatives from PFAM, asiana.my, 139associates and media practitioners.

"We received a proposal from the PFAM members itself and also the fans who ask for the award to be extended to the premier league," PFAM Chief Executive Officer, Izham Ismail said after launching the Award for the Premier League Player of the Month in 2016 at Subang.

Assessment will be made by the Nomination Committee PFAM Player of the Month Award - asiana.my comprising practitioners who are experienced in sports media. Among the matters considered by the Nomination Committee is the player's performance during the month, the goals scored and assists made. They are free to choose any player from the Premier League who they felt deserved to receive the award. Votes will be made through the website which is the PFAM official website. The voters can vote via desktop, laptop, smartphone, or tablet and can use all types of browsers. Anyone can vote for the candidates that have been chosen for the award. PFAM will include a list of nominations on the site for each month.[1]

Organised by Professional Footballers Association of Malaysia, the Player of the Month award was introduced in July 2016, Ilija Spasojevic is the first winner for this award. The most recent winner is Negeri Sembilan FA player, Mohd Nasriq Baharom for April 2017.

Prize

For 2016, the winner will received a trophy contributed by All Sport Images and News Agency (asiana.my) and RM500 by 139associates.[2]

Winners
Year Month Player Team Position Ref
2016 July Montenegro Ilija Spasojević Melaka United F.C. FW [3]
August Montenegro Ilija Spasojević Melaka United F.C. FW [4]
September Croatia Ivan Babić DRB-Hicom F.C. FW [5]
2017 February Brazil Japan Bruno Suzuki Negeri Sembilan FA FW [6]
March No award given due to limited number of matches in March
April Malaysia Mohd Nasriq Baharom Negeri Sembilan FA DF [7]
July Malaysia Shahrel Fikri PKNP F.C. FW

Candidates
Indicates the Winner in that month
YearMonthCandidate 1Candidate 2Candidate 3Candidate 4Candidate 5
2016JulyMalaysiaMohd Zaquan AdhaBrazilRafael de Jesus BonfimArgentinaGabriel Miguel GuerraState of PalestineYashir PintoMontenegroIlija Spasojevic
AugustArgentinaJuan Manuel CobelliBrazilPaulo RangelMalaysiaR. SurendranMontenegroIlija SpasojevicMalaysiaSolehin Mamat
SeptemberEnglandAlex SmithState of PalestineMatías JadueIvory CoastDao BakaryMalaysiaMohd Afif AmiruddinCroatiaIvan Babic
2017FebruaryIvory Coast Dao BakaryUzbekistan Lutfulla TuraevCameroon Dimitri BodricMalaysia Shahrel FikriBrazil Japan Bruno Suzuki
AprilBrazil Guilherme de PaulaMalaysia Shahrel FikriNigeria Akanni-SundayMalaysia Nasriq BaharomArgentina Jeronimo Barrales
AprilBrazil Paulo JosueMalaysia Shahrel FikriBrazil Guilherme de Paula LucrecioNigeria Akanni-Sunday WasiuIvory Coast Kipre Tchetche

Voting Percentage
Year Month Candidates Number of Votes (Percentage) Total Votes
2017 July Malaysia Shahrel Fikri 1,103 (52.32%) 2,108
Ivory Coast Kipre Tchetche 885 (41.98%)
Brazil Paulo Josue 52 (2.47%)
Brazil Guilherme de Paula Lucrecio 50 (2.37%)
Nigeria Akannni-Sunday Wasiu 18 (0.85%)
April[8] Malaysia Mohd Nasriq Baharom 1,405 (40.25%) 3,491
Argentina Jerónimo Barrales 1,146 (32.83%)
Malaysia Shahrel Fikri 597 (17.10%)
Nigeria Akanni-Sunday Wasiu 229 (6.56%)
Brazil Guilherme de Paula Lucrécio 114 (3.27%)
February[9] Brazil Japan Bruno Suzuki 1,686 (51.46%) 3,269
Malaysia Shahrel Fikri 1,081 (33.00%)
Uzbekistan Lutfulla Turaev 354 (10.08%)
Cameroon Bodric Dimitri 137 (4.20%)
Ivory Coast Dao Bakary 11 (0.40%)
2016 September [10] Croatia Ivan Babić 24,429 (96.54%) 25,305
Malaysia Mohd Afif Amiruddin 321 (1.27%)
England Alex Smith 193 (0.76%)
Ivory Coast Dao Bakary 183 (0.72%)
State of Palestine Matías Jadue 179 (0.71%)

Multiple winners

The below table lists those who have won on more than one occasion.

Indicates current Malaysia Premier League player
Bold Text Indicates players still playing professional football
Rank Player Wins
1st Ilija Spasojevic 2

Awards won by position
As of July 2017
Position Wins
Forward 5
Midfielder 0
Defender 1
Goalkeeper 0

Awards won by nationality
As of 10 May 2017
Country Wins
 Montenegro 2
 Malaysia 2
 Croatia 1
 Japan [lower-alpha 1] 1
 Brazil [lower-alpha 2] 1
  1. Bruno Suzuki has a Japan citizenship
  2. Bruno Suzuki was born in Brazil

Awards won by club
As of 10 May 2017
Club Wins
Melaka United F.C. 2
Negeri Sembilan FA 2
DRB-Hicom F.C. 1
PKNP F.C. 1

References
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  2. "Professional Footballers Associations of Malaysia". pfam.my. Archived from the original on 2016-08-09.
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  7. "Professional Footballers Associations of Malaysia". PFA Malaysia. Retrieved 9 May 2017.
  8. "Jumlah dan peratusan undian Pemain Pemain Terbaik Liga Premier PFAM - Asiana.my Edisi April 2017". facebook.com. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
  9. "Jumlah dan peratusan undian Pemain Pemain Terbaik Liga Premier PFAM - Asiana.my Edisi Februari 2017". facebook.com. Retrieved 9 May 2017.
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